Henry vs Karsten
Henry and Karstencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henry was ranked #14 and Karsten #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Henry was ranked #50 and Karsten #191 among boys in Norway.
Henry and Karsten over time
Henry and Karsten appear together in 2 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karsten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Henry in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Henry and Karsten changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #50 and #191.
- Longest-running competitions
Henry and Karsten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #50 and #191.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Henry held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Karsten in 42.
Highest recorded here: Henry #50 in 2025, Karsten #110 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henry #50, Karsten #191.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1999–2024
Henry held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Karsten in 0.
Highest recorded here: Henry #13 in 2015, Karsten #1664 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henry #14, Karsten #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Henry | Karsten |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Home ruler, estate ruler. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, via Old French Henri | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛnɹi/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Harry, Hal, Heinrich, Henri | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #6 (2025) | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Henry has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Old French Henri); Karsten does not have one recorded yet.
- Henry and Karsten both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Henry; Karsten doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Henry a "high" Data Confidence level and Karsten a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Henry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 1993–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Karsten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #129 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #110 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys